Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kubil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*kubil m

1. tub, vat
2. bucket

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kubil
Genitive	*kubilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kubil	*kubilō, *kubilōs
Accusative	*kubil	*kubilā
Genitive	*kubilas	*kubilō
Dative	*kubilē	*kubilum
Instrumental	*kubilu	*kubilum

Derived terms

• *kubilīn n

Related terms

• *kobō

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *kuvil
  • Middle Low German: kǖvel n (gender possibly taken from Proto-West Germanic *kubilīn)
• Old High German: kubil
  • Middle High German: kubel, kübel
    • German: Kübel
      • → Dutch: kubel
      • → English: kibble
  • ⇒ Old High German: kubilo